At-The-Helm Episode 14 is available now….

Just in time for the holidays it’s show#14 up and running. This program contains five tracks from the CD “Early” by Bindlestiff, some of the earliest works by Dave and I including:

1- Ariel Adrift

2- Parade Rest

3- Dos Vedanya, Tanya

4- Cartesian Dualism

5- More Earth than Sea

It’s all live in the studio with loops, guitars, and synthesizers by Bindlestiff. Engineered by Dave Stafford. For more specific gear info go to at-the-helm.us. The weather has been up and down this week (72 degrees with 75 mph wind gusts on tuesday this week, snow today (fri)) so as a nod to the promise of the future here is a pic from last spring of natures determination to loop itself. Thanks for stopping by, please give a listen and have a good day. 

 

At-The-Helm Episode 12 up for your listening pleasure….

Show #12 features tracks from 1990 and 1992 that document the musical transitions that The Dozey Lumps take on to become Bindlestiff. The last 3 numbers feature a special guest in the form of either Tom Freeman on drums (Luxury Yacht)  or Bill Forth on electric guitar (The Schizophonics).

1- No.17- The Dozey Lumps

2-Kevin’s House- Luxury Yacht

3-Cutting Down Trees- Luxury Yacht

4-A Chink In The Armor- The Schizophonics

I think you’ll enjoy these pieces as an insight into the musical “growing” process that we were involved with at the time. My thanks again to Tom and Bill for their participation and general good nature and to Dave for all that and more. On another light note here’s a photo of a feather from a red-tail hawk I found not long ago while out walking in the Colorado countryside. Thanks again for stopping in to check out what’s new, we are nearing the halfway point in this series soon and I appreciate your continued interest in these collected works. Have a good day!

 

Episode 11 of At-The-Helm now up and running…

It’s the second show featuring the guitar duet known as the Dozey Lumps playing live in the studio circa 1992. Six pieces are featured:

1-  Just Like Fog (Light Swaths)

2-  Never A Dual Moment

3-  Wistful Thinking

4-  Mem 5 Watercan

5-  Hole In My Head

6-  Perelandra

Again as stated in my last blog post, for your quickest link to these podcasts go to at-the-helm.us. My thanks again to Dave Stafford who engineered, produced and lent his kind permission to share the ‘Lumps” with the world. We hope you enjoy hearing this music as much as we enjoyed making it The photo today is from the early 90’s outside lovely Los Vegas Nevada in the Red Rocks BLM area, watch out for wild burros!

 

At-The-Helm Episode 10 is now available to hear.

This show is the first to feature the music of the Dozey Lumps, A six string steel acoustic/electric guitar duet consisting of Dave Stafford and myself playing in the New Standard Tuning. Features the following tracks recorded from 1989 to 1991

1- Languid

2- Not Bloody Likely

3- Prebendary

4- Mutant Strain

5- Caithness

6- The Canteloupe Terrain

This music was recorded live in the studio seventeen studios in southern California. It is from the CD titled “One Lump Or Two” The Dozey Lumps copyright 1999 (the world) Bryan Helm/Dave Stafford. My thanks to Dave for his engineering and musical expertise and kind permission to share these works with all of you, I hope you enjoy them. Please visit at-the-helm.us for more info. Don’t worry it’s not snowing yet but these “lumpish” looking snow covered rocks from a couple years back seemed a good image to leave you with on this beautiful fall day.  Enjoy the season.